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The 2020 MotoGP season was scheduled to kick off on March 8 at the Losail International Circuit. However, that’s not going to happen because, unfortunately, the organisers had to cancel the opening night race due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. Also, as a result of the coronavirus scare, Qatar has imposed strict travel restrictions. MotoGP fans around the world were...

Harley-Davidson, the Milwaukee-based company, has been trying various new tactics to get its sales figures to climb. Unfortunately, nothing seems to be working in favour of the company. Its bike sales in the US in 2019 were the lowest in at least 16 years. And amidst all this fiasco, Harley-Davidson President and CEO Matt Levatich have stepped down from...

American Flat Track proudly announced its inaugural year of partnership with Royal Enfield with a multi-faceted plan to grow the visibility of the manufacturer within the sport. In addition to becoming an Official OEM Partner of American Flat Track, Royal Enfield will be bringing its fleet of motorcycles right to the fans within AFT’s Fan Zone activations at select rounds...

Triumph’s recent launch of its updated Tiger 900 series received quite an overwhelming response. The company really worked on it and gave the motorcycles a thorough update. Now, the latest reports tell us that Triumph has now switched its focus to its bigger and more powerful Tiger 1200 whose 2021 prototype has been spotted on test. The 2021 Triumph Tiger...

If you have been looking to get a pair of aftermarket exhaust for your Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 or Interceptor 650, we’ve come across some great-sounding Zard exhausts. Zard is an Italian exhaust manufacturing company that has got various products for a plethora of motorcycles. For the 650 Twins, they have a set of slip-ons and a full kit...

Indian Motorcycle and Workhorse Speed Shop has revealed the new Appaloosa v2.0 on the frozen surface of Lake Baikal where it will make its 2020 racing comeback and its ice racing debut. Having travelled thousands of miles to take part in the second running of the Baikal Mile, creator Brice Hennebert said, “I can’t believe we are actually here. What...

The 2019-20 National Sportsbike Super Series has been great so far. Just like each of its previous rounds, round 4, that took place last weekend, was action-packed, too. We got to see some serious racing and brilliant riders. Talking about brilliant riders, local rider Aref Al Marzooqi made his National Sportsbike Super Series debut in round 4 and grasped...

We finally have a date, April 4, 2020. That’s what the latest teaser video of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R tells us. Kawasaki will finally unveil its spanking-new quarter-litre killer, the Ninja ZX-25R at the upcoming Kawasaki Bike Week in Indonesia. Yes, Kawasaki has Indonesia as the first market in the world to get the Ninja ZX-25R. https://youtu.be/NqBsfOC97xM There is more news;...

CFMoto and KTM have a strong partnership, so much so that the former is the latter’s sole distributor in China. Both these firms will also open a new factory in June 2020 which will strengthen their partnership even further. And apparently, the first product to roll out of this manufacturing facility would be CFMotot MT800. Isn’t CFMoto MT800 a new...

Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle have always had a bitter-sweet rivalry. However, things became rather explicit when Indian fired shots at Harley’s Road Glide Special with its latest Challenger Challenge Campaign whose tagline is ‘May the best V-twin win’. Under this campaign, Indian has put its latest 2020 Challenger against the Road Glide Special and shared some videos in which the...

The lineups for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Red Bull KTM Tech3 have been known for a number of months, with 28-year-old Pol Espargaro returning for his fourth term with the KTM RC16 (as holder of the most Grand Prix points and one podium finish) and his seventh in the category, 24-year-old rookie teammate Brad Binder making his...

Zero Motorcycles has unveiled its first fully-faired electric motorcycle called SR/S. It is based on its naked counterpart, the SR/F and borrows its many parts and components. The actual and official unveiling of the SR/S was planned for February 24, however, a leaked video of the e-bike revealed almost everything and perhaps that’s why Zero decided to pre-pone the...

There’s no denying that some of the world’s best roads to ride on are in Europe. And it’s usually during May-June when most of the motorcyclists take off to enjoy these scenic routes. Also, many motorcycle-touring companies conduct various tours during this period. Today, we have information about a European tour that would take you through the Austrian and...

Team Suzuki Ecstar begin the new decade with their sights firmly set on the future, whilst also giving a nod to their illustrious racing past. 2020 marks Suzuki’s 60th year in racing, a milestone which will be celebrated with the team’s brand new colour scheme. The elegant combination of the familiar blue mixed with a more traditional slate silver is...

Indian Motorcycle and Workhorse Speed Shop have announced the comeback of Appaloosa at the 2020 Baikal Mile, an extreme test of rider and machine on the ice surface of Lake Baikal, Siberia. Appaloosa v2.0 will make its 2020 racing debut in Russia, from February 25 to March 1, revealing a radical new look. The Baikal Mile first took place in...

We recently reported about Chopper BL3 ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, a custom-built bike by Black Lanes Motorcycles. Now, we’ve got another of their build which is called 1980 Custom Honda CB650. As the name suggests, this build is based on Honda CB650. Black Lanes Motorcycles have done various modifications to give it a look which is nowhere close to the...

If we ask you about Yamaha’s Tenere 700, perhaps, you would talk about its off-road performance, handling, and 689cc twin-cylinder engine. ‘Great design’ wouldn’t be the first thing to pop in your mind. However, many of the jurors of the iF International Forum Design were able to look at the hidden art behind Tenere’s simple and practical design and...

Custom Rumble is back once again with a slew of new customised Ducati Scrambler motorcycles. This is the third edition of the contest that takes place once every two years. Entries for this year’s contest were closed in December 2019 and a total of 74 completed motorcycles made their way in. Now, it’s time for you to vote for...

You never know when and how would you develop a thing for motorcycles. Some of us have it in our blood, others get on board once they get a taste of it. Something similar happened with Black Lanes Motorcycles whose owner, who teaches woodcraft at a school, loved skateboarding for the creativity and coolness of the sport. Later he...

Furiosa Racing, organisers of 2019-20 National Sportsbike Super Series, hosted its first-ever Riders & Partners social event where sponsors, partners and riders of the championship came together. The event was also honoured by the presence of H.H. Sheikh Suhail Bin Hasher Bin Dalmook and Mr Waleed Al Shemais (Superstock 600cc gold sponsor). All sponsors and partners were awarded an ‘Appreciation...